FOX 11 News In Depth: Big changes coming to LAX – Fox 11 Los Angeles
I actually spent all of last night with Delta following the terminal move at LAX, so get ready for that story soon. But last week, I sat down in the studio with Hal Eisner for …
Category: LAX – Los Angeles
Anyone who has flown Southwest through Terminal 1 in Los Angeles over the last couple of years knows that it’s been pretty awful. That’s just the nature of having to keep a facility functioning while doing a massive renovation. Things have gotten better behind security, but next week comes the …
Bloomberg ran the headline and the news spread like wildfire. “United Airlines Said to Plan Los Angeles Push in Comeback Effort.” Could it be that after years of shrinking and ignoring Los Angeles that a big comeback is in the works? While I don’t doubt that United will …
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A380, from flagship to LCC mass transport – Leeham News and Comment
Here’s an interview with the head of leasing firm Amedeo that specializes in, gulp, A380s. Even though none of the 20 A380s it has ordered have found a home yet, this guy seems optimistic. …
What a difference a few months can make. Back at the end of June, I followed up on some leads about American having an operational mess at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Sure enough, it was bad. But guess what? It’s a whole different world now. American’s operation is humming …
Update 3/27: The official plan is in place, and there were a couple of minor tweaks from my original map. I’ve updated this post.
Delta’s plans to vacate Terminal 5 at LAX for Terminals 2 and 3 are shaping up nicely. The shift, however, is very complex with more than …
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Delta Air Lines CEO on why he still flies in the back of the plane – Marketplace
Here’s a great 27m25s podcast where Kai Ryssdal from Marketplace interviews Delta CEO Ed Bastian. It’s a long, seemingly candid conversation that’s well worth a listen. I particularly like …
The City of Los Angeles announced last week that it has come to an agreement with the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion (ARSAC) that will create peace at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Yesterday, the city council unanimously approved it, so it’s time to see …
Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when everyone is traveling. That means airlines push their fleets hard in order to keep them in the air as much as possible. While summer stress means operational performance can fall off, sometimes it’s worse than it should be. I’ve been watching American’s …
Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour in as well. Pretty much everyone is growing, and that means the airport is coming under pressure to maintain its usually strong on-time performance. It’s been particularly bad …
I get a whole lot of pitches from PR folks, and very few of them catch my eye. But about a month ago, I received a note from an agency working with Corgan Associates, a national architecture firm. These guys acquired an “aging suit” to help them better understand …
On Approach: A Brand New LAX Is Coming – CBS Los Angeles
A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with the local CBS folks for a story they were putting together on the modernization of LAX. That ran Thursday night. The final cut is a very positive story …